Coghlan asked the following questions after Bingaman and fellow senator Tom Udall (D-NM) sent a letter to defense secretary Leon Panetta and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, outlining their support for the CMRR project.

More than a million GE dishwashers are being recalled because of heating elements that can fail and cause fires. The recall includes about 1.3 million GE, GE Adora, GE Eterna, GE Profile and Hotpoint dishwashers.

New Mexico's Angel Fire Resort had a surprise visitor at its lodge this week when a bear found its way inside through a back door that was left open. Surveillance video captured the animal wandering through the lobby and some of the corridors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington musician who ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon.com was shocked to receive a semiautomatic assault rifle instead.

Thirty-eight-year-old Seth Horvitz says he purchased the 39-inch television from a third-party seller. A box arrived from UPS on Tuesday evening, and it seemed too small to contain the TV. He says he initially thought it contained accessories.

But when he opened it, he found a Sig Sauer military-style rifle. He says he had never held a gun before he felt the trigger of the rifle.

The Los Alamos County Council issued two proclamations Tuesday, one declaring August “Assets Building Month” and another honoring KRSN 1490AM for its recent award as “New Mexico Broadcaster of the Year.”
The first proclamation, which was accepted by Assets Coordinator Bernadette Lauritzen, encourages “all people who live or work in Los Alamos and White Rock to ‘Take A Second, Make A Difference’ to benefit the future, by promoting the 40 Developmental Assets and SPARKS in and around our community, helping our children to thrive.”